Radiohead, What IS That Note?
Identifying that eery tone in one of Radiohead’s most well-known songs off “Kid A” was not easy, but it was fun.
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Best Effects Pedals for Synths and Keyboards
A rundown of a few of the best effects pedals I like to use with my keyboards and synths, and why pedals can be fun to play around with.
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How to Create a Vocal Chain From Start to Finish
Using processing tools like EQ, delay, reverb, and compression, here’s how to get a solid mix on your lead vocal takes in just a few steps.
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The Financial Case for Increasing Diversity in Live Audio
Workplace diversity has shown to increase employee and client relationships and lead to hire profits; why wouldn’t it work for audio?
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The Collaborative Classroom: Personal Strategies for Student-Centered Teaching
An OpEd by composer Danny Clay on the effects of a “we” based collaborative classroom environment, as opposed to a “you / I” learning model.
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Best Practices: Pitching in Spotify for Artists
Getting on a Spotify playlist can drastically improve your chances of getting heard, here are some tips on pitching to those playlists.
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The Best Massive Presets 2020 – Free and Paid
We picked out our favorite preset packs to use with Massive when making synth sounds for cinematic film scores or bassy trap and EDM. Check it out.
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How Dreams Can Inspire Your Songwriting
Your dreams offer an evolving well of emotional and narrative depth that can only enhance your creative writing process, here are some tips to help!
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When the Music Doesn’t Trust You
When film music becomes continuous wallpaper so aggressively it doesn’t even let the viewers think for themselves, everyone loses.
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Accepting and Embracing the Musician That Is You
If you’re an apple, don’t compare yourself to an orange. If you’re an orange, don’t hold yourself up against an apple. You are what you are and that’s okay!
